To process reassessment details, the eligibility and entitlement engine compares the actual details to the reassessed details. As James Smith is the nominee assigned to both the Max Personal and the Max Child Allowance case decision objectives, the eligibility and entitlement engine keeps a running total of all the actual amounts within the same cover period for both case decision objectives, as well as a running total of all the reassessed amounts within the same cover period for both case decision objectives. The eligibility and entitlement engine then compares the total actual amount within the same cover period to the total reassessed amount within the same cover period. The following table illustrates this process:
Cover Period |
Actual Amount |
Reassessed Amount |
Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
March 12th - March 18th |
0 |
44 (40 + 4) |
-44 |
March 19th - March 25th |
0 |
77 (70 + 7) |
-77 |
March 26th - April 1st |
11 (10 + 1) |
77 (70 + 7) |
-66 |
April 2nd - April 8th |
81.40 (74 + 7.40) |
81.40 (74 + 7.40) |
0 |
April 9th - April 15th |
83.60 (77 + 6.60) |
83.60 (77 + 6.60) |
0 |
April 16th - April 22nd |
80.85 (77 + 3.85) |
0 |
80.85 |
April 23rd - April 29th |
80.85 (77 + 3.85) |
0 |
80.85 |
April 30th |
11.55 (11 + 0.55) |
0 |
11.55 |
Totals |
349.25 |
363 |
-13.75 |
To determine if an over or underpayment exists, the eligibility and entitlement engine calculates the total difference between the actual and reassessed amounts for the entire reassessment period by adding up the differences for each of the cover periods. For benefits, if the total difference is greater than zero, an underpayment exists; if the total difference is less than zero, an overpayment exists.
Using the values in the Difference column in the above table, the total Difference between the actual amounts and the reassessed amounts = -44 + -77 + -66 + 80.85 + 80.85 + 11.55 = -13.75
The total difference, -13.75, shows that there is an overpayment for this reassessment period. The eligibility and entitlement engine processes this underpayment according to the settings for the benefit product (see Over or Underpayment Processing for a Benefit Case).